Maroubra - South

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code 118021567
People 10,683
Male 48.1%
Female 51.9%
Median age 38
Families 2,707
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 5,180
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,529
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,600
Median weekly rent $450
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 5,140 48.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 5,542 51.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 210 2.0 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 10,683 people in Maroubra - South. Of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

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Age Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 653 6.1 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 577 5.4 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 526 4.9 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 502 4.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 673 6.3 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 792 7.4 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 927 8.7 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 930 8.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 767 7.2 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 728 6.8 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 636 6.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 605 5.7 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 568 5.3 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 513 4.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 428 4.0 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 348 3.3 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 252 2.4 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 259 2.4 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Maroubra - South was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 3,540 39.7 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 296 3.3 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 907 10.2 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 475 5.3 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,706 41.5 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Maroubra - South aged 15 years and over, 39.7% were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,121 38.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 963 12.0 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,939 49.1 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Maroubra - South, of people aged 15 years and over, 38.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 175 5.2 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 352 10.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 249 7.5 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 124 3.7 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 223 6.7 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 218 6.5 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 128 3.8 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 204 6.1 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 701 21.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 134 4.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 834 25.0 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Maroubra - South 31.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.7% were in primary school, 17.0% in secondary school and 27.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,946 33.0 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 821 9.2 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 184 2.1 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 775 8.7 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,461 16.4 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 228 2.6 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 687 7.7 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 514 5.8 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 69 0.8 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 966 10.8 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Maroubra - South, 16.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 2,669 18.6 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,299 16.0 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,368 9.5 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Chinese 943 6.6 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
Scottish 739 5.1 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Maroubra - South were English 18.6%, Australian 16.0%, Irish 9.5%, Chinese 6.6% and Scottish 5.1%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Maroubra - South (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,742 53.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 404 3.8 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 347 3.3 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Brazil 207 1.9 12,314 0.2 27,630 0.1
New Zealand 195 1.8 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Ireland 138 1.3 24,038 0.3 74,888 0.3

In Maroubra - South, 53.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.3%, Brazil 1.9%, New Zealand 1.8% and Ireland 1.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 5,167 48.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 783 7.3 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 513 4.8 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,367 31.5 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Maroubra - South, 31.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 48.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,898 36.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 547 5.1 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 510 4.8 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Greece 279 2.6 72,635 1.0 226,920 1.0
New Zealand 274 2.6 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6

In Maroubra - South, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 36.6%, England 5.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.8%, Greece 2.6% and New Zealand 2.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,181 39.1 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 524 4.9 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
England 505 4.7 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Greece 259 2.4 66,182 0.9 206,674 0.9
New Zealand 249 2.3 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6

In Maroubra - South, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 39.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.9%, England 4.7%, Greece 2.4% and New Zealand 2.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,101 29.0 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,088 28.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 1,176 11.0 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 1,003 9.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Eastern Orthodox 583 5.5 188,442 2.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Maroubra - South were No Religion, so described 29.0%, Catholic 28.9%, Not stated 11.0%, Anglican 9.4% and Eastern Orthodox 5.5%. In Maroubra - South, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Greek 357 3.3 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 356 3.3 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Spanish 275 2.6 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Portuguese 263 2.5 23,003 0.3 48,853 0.2
Cantonese 258 2.4 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 6,480 60.7 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,618 35.2 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Maroubra - South 60.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 3.3%, Mandarin 3.3%, Spanish 2.6%, Portuguese 2.5% and Cantonese 2.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,178 60.8 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,534 29.4 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 251 4.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 261 5.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 5,224 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Maroubra - South. Of these 60.8% were employed full time, 29.4% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 502 10.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 523 10.5 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 506 10.2 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 808 16.3 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,370 47.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Maroubra - South, 10.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,559 31.5 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 747 15.1 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 646 13.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 547 11.0 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 538 10.9 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 414 8.4 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 267 5.4 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 160 3.2 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Maroubra - South included Professionals 31.5%, Managers 15.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.9%, Sales Workers 8.4%, Labourers 5.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 211 4.3 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Higher Education 145 3.0 46,246 1.4 155,985 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 134 2.7 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Computer System Design and Related Services 114 2.3 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Primary Education 104 2.1 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Maroubra - South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.3%, Higher Education 3.0%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.7%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.3% and Primary Education 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 762 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,140 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,529 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Maroubra - South was $762.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,560 51.7 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 940 19.0 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Worked at home 212 4.3 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 179 3.6 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 115 2.3 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,159 23.3 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,844 57.2 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Maroubra - South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.7%, Bus 19.0%, Worked at home 4.3%, Car, as passenger 3.6% and Walked only 2.3%. On the day, 23.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 5,988 67.1 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,328 26.1 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,029 11.5 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,503 16.8 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Maroubra - South, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.1% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,250 25.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,295 25.7 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 844 9.5 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 605 6.8 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Maroubra - South, 25.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 965 35.6 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,144 42.2 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 527 19.4 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 75 2.8 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Maroubra - South, 42.2% were couple families with children, 35.6% were couple families without children and 19.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Maroubra - South, 15.3% of single parents were male and 84.7% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 557 26.3 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 96 4.5 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 456 21.5 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 248 11.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 101 4.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 397 18.7 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 115 5.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 149 7.0 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Maroubra - South, of couple families with children, 26.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 21.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,254 87.9 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 583 12.1 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Maroubra - South, 87.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 896 21.1 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 985 23.2 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 2,345 55.1 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 13 0.3 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Maroubra - South, 21.1% were separate houses, 23.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 55.1% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 49 1.1 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 415 9.7 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,698 39.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,360 31.8 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 558 13.1 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 192 4.5 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Maroubra - South, of occupied private dwellings 9.7% had 1 bedroom, 39.7% had 2 bedrooms and 31.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 952 22.3 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 915 21.5 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,170 50.9 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 30 0.7 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 195 4.6 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Maroubra - South, 22.3% were owned outright, 21.5% were owned with a mortgage and 50.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 2,660 62.4 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,333 31.3 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 271 6.4 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Maroubra - South, of all households, 62.4% were family households, 31.3% were single person households and 6.4% were group households.

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Household income Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 25.6 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 22.5 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Maroubra - South, 25.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 450 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 78.4 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 21.6 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,600 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.2 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.8 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 704 16.5 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,770 41.5 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,190 27.9 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 344 8.1 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 260 6.1 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Maroubra - South, 41.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 711 16.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,350 78.5 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 207 4.9 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Maroubra - South, 78.5% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 94 45.6 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 112 54.4 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Maroubra - South, 45.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.4% were female. The median age was 25 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 771 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Maroubra - South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $771.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Maroubra - South % Maroubra - South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 194 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,708 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Maroubra - South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $194 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,708.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.